Would you buy a Bronco Sport?

It’s so nice to see Matt doing more things with his son

Here before the guys claiming they can do this trail in a civic with 2 flat tires.

These Two Takes are becoming my preferred format on this channel. So happy these are coming out. I lost a little faith in this channel after the slowdown last year but these are awesome. Thank you

Wasn't a fan of this when it was unveiled, but after seeing a few in person, they're really cool. It's like a tiny Discovery.

Watching this reminds me of the Suzuki Samurai I bought 35 years ago. First car, and all the cowboys in the high school parking laughed at me - until we went off-roading. Lack of heft and short wheelbase more than made up for that measly 64 horsepower and I could go places those guys could only dream of. Gawd I miss that thing.

"This is a small car, doing an impression of a big car" Nice one, Matt's wife

Before all the Haters “wannabe car enthusiasts/know it all” say anything stupid. The bronco sport is a completely different car from the Bronco. Do some research before looking stupid in the comment

The internet has no love for this SUV, but I've already seen a whole bunch of them on the road. I'm betting this is going to be a much better seller than the full-size Bronco.

The Bronco Nation channel has videos of Ford taking this thing on the same trails in Moab as the regular Bronco. They're impressive to watch.

Interesting to see some actual ability in the Baby Bronco. Now, how about a two take with a Rogue/CRV/Forester for some context as to what the average small CUV can do off highway.

Drove one of these recently on the road. Was expecting it to be usual lame CUV but it's actually way more fun. Plenty of power, nicely weighted steering, solid ride/handling balance, and overall a really impressive package for the size. On a completely different planet from something like a Crosstrek. In fact I liked it so much I'm now considering buying one.

The fact that comparisons to the Defender and G-Wagen are even remotely relevant tells you everything you need to know about how capable this vehicle is...

This is the better Bronco, for the simple fact that this one is actually reasonably priced. And before you tell me the Bronco is on par with the Wrangler, the Wrangler is also ludicrously priced for the equipment offered at each price point. You pay WAY too much “lifestyle tax” on those, seriously should be 10k less for what you get for the price.

Impressive! Had one of these a couple weeks ago and it seemed to shrug everything off with minimal drama. Good to see it do a proper climb with the same ease. There are so many advantages to navigating a trail in a smaller, narrower vehicle, too. Here’s to hoping for a PHEV Bronco Sport you can take camping and power your gear for days 👍

this car is a testament to how important it is for cars to not be too big. There are so few vehicles left that are this size, especially when it comes to off-roaders.

Looks like it handled that trail pretty well, considering it's on STREET TIRES. Put some more aggressive A/T tires on it and it can only get better.

Love this off-roading vid from TheSmokingTire, you need to do more of these.

Matt, let him drive without your constant directions. He was doing fine and you kept correcting him, you sounded like my wife lol!

I love how well Matt’s wife has a 1-liner for every car that sums it up perfectly. Edit: 27:10 did Matt just call it a “trucklet” 😂😂

Immediately notices how quiet the car is once Matt gets out 😆

The comparison to the G-Wagon and Defender is kinda funny because even though they are the more capable off-road rigs, I doubt that 99.9% of people who actually own them ever drive them in the dirt. That said, the Bronco Sport is a properly impressive little rig

Just turo’d one of these over the weekend while visiting Tempe/Phoenix area, wasn’t able to off-road it but loved the utility and that rear window. Touch screen is super responsive and it was super chill to drive around in. Looks the jam, glad you guys were able to push it.

I like how its underdog factor kept you guys super engaged and enthusiastic. Thanks for posting.

Lift kits and leveling kits are starting to come out now for these which will make these even more popular. Plus putting some bigger tires on these will also chamge how they look and make them nicer. You can easily get over 10in or 11in of ground clearance on one of these with a leveling kit and tires

Matt, I love you, but let Zach do his thing. If you want a remote control car go buy one.

Have the badlands area 51 Bronco sport love it so far and gets pretty good fuel Mileage avg 28 to 30 last 208 mile trip. This is the wife's toy ill keep my f150.

Looking shockingly easy for a small crossover, pretty neat.

Just bought one, sight unseen. Waiting anxiously for it to come in. Going from Outback to this. Outback let me down. As a homecare nurse in Blue Ridge Mountains, going through cow paths, I am so excited to try it out. Thanks for this great video

31s and done with this thing. Great oob outdoor adventure mobile. Can't do big rocks or big shelves but you don't need that for 99 percent of offroad destinations. Camp in almost any iconic location, get to any mountain bike trail, probably decent enough in the sand if you are surfing in mexico. I think this will be a big hit.

Throw some 15s and some 30s on it that thing would be sick

the age old discussion for offroaders basically. buying a big truck to do hardcore offroading which is only for a mile-long section of a trail, but having to drive 120 miles to the trail itself over highways... if you absolutely must do that part of trail there's less of a choice, but in all other cases a very good cross over is actually a great choice. thats why I'm happy to see this!

This video was slightly terrifying and honestly I’m impressed

Great video guys. I’m loving my badlands bronco sport. This was the best video I’ve seen showing what this car can do Just want to point out that the Pirellis are ATR not all season and there is an inclinometer in the dash package

I really like the Two Take approach for these videos, looking forward to more of them!

Matt @10:44 “you did more homework than me on this one.” Zach @11:02 *chugs Smart Water*

Don't give a f*** about the car but it's always a blast seeing these off-road TwoTakes!

I bought my wife an Outer Banks model (with the moonroof) and she loves it. It also gets 34 mpg on the highway in Eco mode, which is 6 mpg more than what Ford advertises.

One of the best reviews I’ve seen on this vehicle. Good job guys.

I really like the Bronco Sport, I think it’s the best of the compact crossovers. I also like these off road reviews.

The main advantage of the Cherokee Trailhawk is that it has low range, which can really help in going up and down hills. Much better speed control, and less heat put into the transmission. But I like the Bronco Sport.

The regulation in Germany is that you can't have tyre tread visible at the widest point of the body, so having the wheels flush should not be the issue, actually...

Ford builds a really nice subaru forester.

Didn't expect the Bronco sport to do that well, as usual I really enjoyed this off-road review.

An off road vehicle review where the camera is on the trail the entire time instead of looking at the person driving half the time? And also a long trail ride instead of one 500ft section that is run once and over analyzed for 10 minutes? Awesome! Liked and subbed just for that!

Really enjoy all the videos but the off-road is a good touch and doesn’t get enough love across KZfaq with the combo of good hosts. Keeping bringing the videos

Had one of the badlands for a couple of weekends. Took it on some light stuff will a bit of rock crawling. This car is so damned fun, if I wasnt so into getting the 2 door I would totally get this. Badlands trim is the way to go for sure. I wish they would have done the harder stuff because I know it would have made it up those. BTW the guy saying that the on road feel is forgettable. If you are looking for a nice cruiser then this is the car.

I watched this video when it first came out. And a week ago, I bough the '22 Badlands. I think the Sport mode is quite fast and not that forgettable, but I do put around in Eco lately because of gas prices. I immediately swapped out the Pirellis for 245 65 17 K02s and the look is where it should be and I feel like I can go over anything. So far I love it. Very interesting to watch this video again and get more out of it since I've owned the car for a while now.

I'm heavily considering one of these as my next car once my current lease is up this summer. I love that they took a typical run of the mill CUV and made it into something much interesting and actually capable to boot. And the difference in price between this and an Escape is little to none (of course the Escape will have better incentives). I just wish they offered a powertrain more powerful than the 3 cylinder but without having go all the way up to the top trim Badlands. The hybrid from the Escape would be really nice.

Watching your discussion of the Bronco Sport on the crew show. Watched this video and that trail is as hard as I’d ever wanna wheel a vehicle and I think the Sport handled it quite well. Impressed.

Ford did a fantastic job. I absolutely love the performance of this 34k Bronco.

That trail is adorable.

It does have an inclination indicator that also gives steering wheel direction in degrees. I put Falken AT3's in 245/65r17 on my Badlands...ran great at Ocotillo Wells. May hit this trail up sometime. Saw a video in Mexico where a stock Badlands was keeping up with Rubicons (using those bash plates extensively) over 13-18in shelves.

It does have a incline meter in the gauges. You have to hit the arrow on your steering wheel and toggle the the ui.

I'd love to see some Gambler 500 dudes pass you in a stock Crown Vic or Corolla

The BS does have in its display menu a display that gives the degree of incline on it while driving. Did you air down the tires or drive under normal air pressure? Great video-the views where you were driving were outstanding also!

These little drive videos you do with the two of you are the most engaging thing besides some of the best podcast guests.. thanks guys keep it up!

Love the content. Thanks. Great looking car, and the 2.0T is a modern day sleeper... But Jeep have been doing this since 2014 with the Cherokee Trailhawk. Would piss up this trail. We take ours to events and it confuses guys in proper 4x4's.

I was hoping for some WRC Navigator Matt; "Right over crest, four." I always enjoy that. lol

Next off road video I'd suggest not locking the rear diff from the get go. Also stop on the steep stuff to see how the car handles it without momentum (and preferably record from the outside). This trail (at least on camera) seems manageable by any awd crossover with decent clearance and reasonable TC.

I have a badlands bronco sport as well. I was laughing the whole time watching you, as the wife and I had the same reaction off roading ours. It makes off roading boring😂 point it and it will go, seriously. We’ve had ours 3 months and have ripped off two skid plates(just the bolts and the plate hung down), inner right fender, broke the front bumper and broke the windshield. I’m taking the stock tires off (235/65/17’s) and putting on 245/70/17’s to gain about 1.5”. We love ours!! We’ve towed out a ranger and a wrangler, both laughed until I drove around them and hooked up!

These videos have made me love offroading. Exciting in a way but, mostly relaxing.

Really impressive. It joins the Crosstrek sport and Kona 1.6t as a potential next vehicle for me and my SO. Small, quick enough, capable, and I think it looks pretty good to.

Great video. Thanks for showing how capable the BS is. FYI-there is a screen that shows degrees on high high you are climbing or leaning. I found it when I was in Colorado-it is nice to see either the degrees climbing/leaning. Great job-fun video!!

I just found this channel! Straight up off roading, no camera shenanigans! Great work! You just got a new subscriber. Gonna go watch the Defender now!

There’s one in my neighborhood and it looks **phenomenal**. So much cooler than the new Defender which looks nothing at all like a Defender :D

I wonder how it would do on this trail with the “Trail Rig” upgrade from Ford; it gives it at least an additional inch of lift and includes 31 inch tires.

Could you try and get a Nissan Juke AWD, or something else fairly mundane with an awd system and test it on this hill? It would be nice to see what a really basic 4wd crossover will actually do.

Great video!!! I wish Ford would give reviewers base model vehicles to demo though. I'd like to see a base Bronco sport and Ranger on this route

Sport badlands vs Cherokee trailhawk. I wish they called it the Bronco II.

I'd like to see a One Take episode where Matt reviews a modified 4x4 on this trail, he does the first part of the trail, then lets the owner rip it up the rest

Very interesting 4wd system. It seems extremely similar to the RT4wd system Honda created for the 1st Gen CRV, with the exception that it's manually selectable as opposed to the hydraulic dual pump system Honda created. In many respects, this vehicle seems like a spiritual successor to the 1st gen CRV.

These off-road two takes are awesome. The market for vehicles like this is becoming big and this is a great showcase of abilities and comparison between vehicles.

The camera takes away the speed, braking, and change of angle. To help people see what the vehicle is do better tie a thick ribbon to review mirror that hangs freely about 8”- 12” long. It will help show the forces and change in direction better. It’s another source of information for the viewer. It works for on track driving also.

Awesome video guys and pretty cool to see you guys hustle that thing up the hill. I'm definitely one of the few that loves the off-road videos. I loved the first steep Hill, when in doubt throttle out.

Y'all should take a Crosstrek on this trail haha. New Bronco is sick btw, 2-door option is sexy

Just got done watching All Cars Go to Heaven vol. 1 and 2, this video was awesome to watch in that context

I always enjoy your two take videos, particularly off-road. This is an awesome rig and really lives up to the Bronco name despite not being like the other two. I will absolutely buy a two door Bronco Warthog, but this would be a great alternative if I weren't geeking out over the big boy.

Reaching across to grab the wheel while wheeling. Break his fingers. lol

I like these videos and would like to see what the other SUVs in the Bronco's class can do. You could test 2 SUVs so if one gets stuck the other can help. Variety in your content is awesome, Thanks !

Gotta say that the interior spec is really nice!

Yeah, I wasn't sold on the Bronco Sport early on but I am really becoming a believer. Nice video, guys.

I'm 99% sure I found the trail in google earth and their route is about 2.6 miles and climbs 2100 feet from the creek crossing at the bottom to the top. Average upslope is 18%, and some sections are steeper than 3H:1V. ✌️ I think the official TST off-roading testing grounds is a relatable place for the road-focused driver...you MIGHT want to get up something that tough one day to go camping somewhere cool or visit a weird cabin. If you need much more than this, you're doing the Rubicon, Baja, or the Dakar on the regular!

Never would have guessed that result!

what is telling to me is that you can even talk about this in comparison to the recent performance of the G wagon and Defender. Way to go Baby Bronco!

Kinda wish Matt would stop obnoxiously dictating Zack's line when he's driving. "LEFTLEFTLEFTLEFT" is kind of annoying to listen to.

Great test!! better impression...thank you guys

Wasn't expecting this thing to perform that well, gonna recommend this video to a friend looking for a good SUV

Excellent job, and that trail looks like a lot of fun!

that reflection of the camera in the windshield looks like an eyeball and everytime i take a whipit it winks at me

How come this is the only channel that thought of making a good offroad video for the new bronco sport? Other channels did go offroad but a prius can do it too.

I have no interest in off road driving, but I like you guys and was fun to watch you guys review the Bronco.

You guys clearly don't know what you are talking about. A locked diff doesn't send half the torque to each wheel. That's what an open diff does. Open differentials cannot bias torque, they are always 50/50. So when you lift a wheel off the ground and it develops ZERO torque (outside of its own inefficiencies), the opposite wheel gets the same amount of torque which is ZERO... Or if the weak traction wheel gets 10 ft lbs of torque then the opposite wheel gets 10 ft lbs regardless of how much more grip it has. A locker on the other hand can bias torque 0-100%. Lift a wheel and all the torque developed by the differential flows to one wheel. A torsen, aka torque biasing differential, utilizes helical gears to generate axial thrust that locks itself up. The greater the input torque the greater the torque flow through the helical gears meaning the greater the lockup. This is why they are proportional. Lift a wheel with a torsen and it gets zero torque... zero times the bias ratio is zero. . A fully locked driveline, like on a Wrangler Rubicon, can send 100% of torque and power to 1 wheel. In fact, a locker cannot overrun any wheel until it has overrun all the wheels locked to it, so if you have the left wheel with 10 ft lbs and the right with 500 ft lbs the first 20 ft lbs are split 50/50 and then no more will be sent to the left wheel and you'd have to exceed 510 ft lbs to break traction which would be a 2/98 split. . Ever wonder why an STi DCCD can send 65% of torque to the rear wheels? It has a helical center differential with a bias ratio of 2:1 meaning it can send up to twice the torque from the weak axle (the front on a hard launch or aggressive driving) to the rear giving it a 33.3/66.6 split. . In other words, why would a helical diff send more torque to the wheel with traction than a locker would? when torsens are widely considered inferior to lockers as a traction device (superior as an all around differential since they always work and not just temporarily locked). . An open diff is unbiased and is always 50/50 which is why the TC brakes the weak wheel to help the other build torque. clutch based LSD and lockers have a dynamic bias, but the clutch type is limited to the amount of resistance the clutch can build. A helical is 1:1 (aka 50/50) to whatever it's TBR is like 3:1, meaning both wheels have equal traction they get equal torque, but overrun one and the other will get up to 3x as much. . "Torque bias is the ability of the limited slip differential to divide the input torque UNEQUALLY, allowing more torque to be delivered to wheel with the most traction. Bias torque translates to more driving force" - Auburn Gear www.yotamasters.com/shop/differential/lockers/t10-5-toyota-auburn-pro-posi-36-spline-07-up-tundra-w5-7l-check-xpin-bolt/

Nice SUV. It looks great and is actually off-road capable.

I didn't know they had a badlands version of this and also this thing reminds me of those old V6 RAV4s that used to be out they made around the same power also that thing doesn't have a rear Locker it basically has the same thing the RAV4 TRD off-road has

Cannot wait to see what the big brother is capable of

The Bronco II is back!

I'm actually kinda interested in one of these... nice review.

Off-road tires are getting ridiculously huge...remember when 33's seemed huge

I really liked this more than I thought but for me it needs another 2" of roof line and windshield height for sight lines. My head was right up at the headliner and the whole safety suite mirror thing was a giant blind spot. The compact size is very handy if you are on trails in the woods with trees lining them. I keep trying to find something that would be like my old 1988 Dodge Raider 2DR, but there are so few compact true 4x4s and the ones out have low roof lines.